Análise da viabilidade da implementação de um indicador de desperdício alimentar e de sobras na elaboração de cardápios da Força Aérea Brasileira

The presence of organic leftovers and food waste in distribution and consumption is recurring, even in the most varied types of restaurants. In public agencies, this issue becomes relevant for the manager when considering all stages of the production chain until decision making. Following good global practices, the acceptable limit for leftovers is set at up to 10%, so that the impacts and costs involved are reduced. For the preparation of menus in the Brazilian Air Force, FCA 145-16/2018 is used, which lists the minimum quantities for meals. However, there is a lack of an indicator relating to the levels of leftovers and waste, thus resulting in a lack of management results in this aspect. Given the above, this work aims to verify the feasibility of implementing a new indicator so that waste is evaluated and estimated in its quantity and helps in the management of production and resources. To achieve this objective, the proposed methodology will be bibliographical research about the leftovers and the respective indicators along with a case study in the Air Force Academy ranch. It is expected that the results may add to the efficiency of management in the Brazilian Air Force's Subsistence Units.